Saturday, February 11, 2012

ITAHARI: Samples of dead chicken collected from a farm at the Itahari-based PK
Poultry tested positive for bird flu in course of tests at the Kathmandu-based
central laboratory.

A government team under Dr Bolaraj Acharya had not
bothered to inspect the farm after poultry farm owner Nirmal Shrestha insisted
that the section of the poultry, where 3,500 fowls had died some days ago, was
free from bird flu.

After confirmation of bird flu, a team of
technicians under Dr Acharya visited the poultry today. Acharya informed the
team will cull 6,000 chickens of the farm tomorrow, warning that bird flu might
take epidemic proportions. Shrestha demanded that the government
compensate poulterers like him, who have lost millions in the bird flu outbreak

Before the phenomenon of A/H5N1 flu outbreak locally, Da Phuc Ward has set up steering committees prevention services, set up two checkpoints, prohibits the transport of cattle and poultry in the province, at the same time disinfection practice every day, sprinkle lime entire livestock sector, poultry diseases and destruction buried the surrounding area.Veterinary Department of Hai Phong has held zoning stamping out, disinfection spraying in breeding areas.

Interview: Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology11-02-2012

The risk of avian influenza A/H5N1 outbreaks in poultry in many provinces in the near future is very high.Therefore, the health professionals concerned about the ability of this dangerous disease could quickly spread from poultry to humans, especially when the two A/H5N1 flu cases since early this year have mortality.

Is the "big picture" about the disease have a gloomier day?People need to do to prevent A/H5N1 flu?Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien (photo), Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology discussions with News reporters around this problem.

A/H5N1 flu in humans can be an expansion in the future do not, sir?

In my opinion, the risk of influenza A/H5N1 virus infection from animals to humans is very large.However, the epidemic A/H5N1 flu in Vietnam in the future depends on the control of avian influenza in poultry and prevent the transmission from poultry to humans.

In Vietnam, avian flu spread to humans usually occurs in winter-spring, cold and damp.To prevent this disease, people should give priority to immediately stop the spread of poultry outbreaks by: Implementing biosecurity in animal husbandry, hygiene and regularly disinfecting cages with antiseptic destruction and vaccination for poultry.Need phenomenon early bird mortality and to immediately notify local authorities to promptly prevent epidemic.Absolutely not slaughter poultry diseases and use.To comply with safety principles of food hygiene in food preparation, washing hands frequently with soap before eating.When someone has a high fever related to infected poultry must come soon to visit health authorities detected and treated promptly.According to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology PRIVATE

The biggest difficulty today is the A/H5N1 flu virus circulating in poultry, especially in the poultry flock as healthy carriers without manifest disease.Therefore, people may not know is that the bird was sick as a precaution.After a long time no human cases, people are very easily prevail for a subjective psychological services are paid absolutely should not perform regular preventive measures.Moreover, because the virus in poultry has been transformed from a genetic subgroup 2.3.4 to subgroup 2.3.2 should work on some vaccinated poultry does not work anymore.

A/H5N1 flu virus in poultry has changed, so have viruses circulating on the changes, increasing the virulence and spread of diseases likely not, sir?

Currently, influenza A/H5N1 viruses isolated in humans in the North of heading 2.3.4, also grouped in the south is 1.1.Most of the influenza A/H5N1 virus strains isolated in humans in 2007-2010 2.3.4 group, similar to the A/H5N1 flu virus circulating in poultry in the North during this period.

Now the results of recent studies still show that influenza A/H5N1 virus in humans has occurred in the South still similarities such as viruses circulating in poultry in Vietnam and in Cambodia in 2011, still high virulence strains circulating influenza since 2005 or so.According to statistics, between 2003 and now has 61 deaths out of 121 cases of influenza A/H5N1 infection, depending on the year that death rates vary, with time the mortality rate of up to 100%.

Mortality due to avian influenza A/H5N1 in Vietnam, similar to that of other countries in the region.The analysis of the recent deaths in Vietnam showed that most of the cases were hospitalized and later treatment Tamiflu.Therefore, the diagnosis, detection and early treatment is crucial.

Thus, from 2005 to date, but have A/H5N1 flu virus changes slightly, but still virulent as before and not likely to spread disease from person to person.Therefore, the picture of bird flu in humans so far has not changed: A/H5N1 Flu dissipation occurs and sporadic development in humans, primarily in the areas of virus circulating in poultry, the contact with poultry or contaminated environments, especially not spread from person to person.

The risk of greatest concern is the virus can continue to small changes in the process of natural evolution, with the influenza viruses circulating in animals and humans to form a new influenza virus strains are highly pathogenic and able spread from person to person.Therefore, strengthening active surveillance for avian influenza virus in the early application of preventive measures appropriate to prevent the spread of epidemics in poultry and from poultry to humans, early detection cluster severe pneumonia in humans.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Posted10-02-2012Risk Vietnam bird flu outbreak on a large scale without a drastic preventive measures in the coming days.That's the warning from the Department of Animal Health website worldpoultry.net loan download on 10/2.

In addition, the signs of bird flu was recorded in other localities across the country.

Bac Lieu and Tra Vinh risk reporting outbreaks of avian influenza high.Since last month, some birds fall dead in Lieu is not clear why.In Tra Vinh, in the first week in February, half of samples of poultry sold in the market shows positive to H5N1 virus.However, this province has not been published outbreak.

Authorities fear that bird flu will spread further in the coming harvest, when the ducks were wandering in the rice fields.Weather conditions and the situation of transport, slaughter poultry are not controlled as well as factors contributing to increased risk of an outbreak.

From this year, bird flu has killed the two victims in Soc Trang and Kien Giang.

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development urged local poultry vaccination immediately as well as strengthen supervision and management.

Leadership Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said the hospital will unveil H5N1 virus vaccine in humans in 2013. So far there are 2 deaths from H5N1 virus since early 2012.

Vaccines in the country need more time

According to Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien-Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said on 9/2/2012 as planned in late 2012, the hospital will be the completion of clinical trials on the third stage, then the Assembly Academy of Sciences, and the review board vaccine biologicals Ministry of Health.

Estimated TS Show "if all goes well, next year we should get the vaccine for people." He said the current show research H5N1 vaccine development in humans is currently in phase three and conducted on larger populations to test the safety, immunity and protection of the vaccine as a basis may be the Ministry of Health to put into production and use in humans.

The process of testing and this test requires a long time to ensure tight security and the highest real effectiveness of the vaccine for people, Mr. Hien said.

The risk of an outbreak of bird flu

To address many provinces appear A/H5N1 flu in poultry, can spread to people on 9/2 missions of the Ministry of Health, by the Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine Tran Thanh Duong, led to inspection and supervision of the prevention of avian influenza in humans and in the southern provinces of Soc Trang province, where the Monday deaths due to bird flu since the beginning of the year in our country.

As noted by the mission, many people still subjective to the prevention of disease, especially influenza A/H5N1. Department of Preventive Medicine recommends people should not be subjective with the initial symptoms of influenza A/H5N1 because this disease is like the regular flu season. But as the virus penetrated the lungs, it will progress quickly and heavy, very high risk of death.

To prevent A/H5N1 flu, the province needs to increase vigilance with the use of infected poultry products of unknown origin. Also vets need people to guide biosecurity measures in animal husbandry reduced infectious virus from poultry to humans, early detection of avian mortality to immediately notify local authorities promptly stop the epidemic.

Besides, when people have a high fever related to infected poultry must be to the health facility immediately detected and treated promptly. The implementation of cooked hot drink, wash your hands frequently with soap before eating is also very important measures for redundant active infection of H5N1 avian influenza virus from poultry to humans.

BANDUNG, tribune- Poultry owned by Road Mengger Girang Pasirluyu RW 08 Sub District of Bandung Regol not be destroyed (depopulation) because of the negative results of 17 uinggas bird flu. Although declared negative, some local people to voluntarily dismantle Mengger poultry cages. "I've got 30 kinds of birds and chicken entog, who died of suspected bird flu make me unload and no longer raise poultry," said Chairman of RW 08 villages Pasurluyu, Anim at the Village Office Pasirluyu Bandung, Thursday (9/2). Anim said his birds have been tested and the results were negative, but to anticipate the bird flu does not care anymore. Cancellation of extermination in the Village Office Pasirluyu, followed by a place of socialization and education by the handling of bird flu rapid action team Drh.Sudarmaji of bird flu. Sudarmaji said pattern Pasirluyu poultry in the region to be changed.Such as, poultry must be caged, the cage should be cleaned and exposed to sunlight.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

[This article does not mention any symptoms of the people getting their blood drawn.]

Thursday, February 9th, 2012 | 12:00 pm

BANDUNG, tribune- Head of the City Health Office Bandung, Ahyani Raksanagara say to the handling of the patient's family, will be taking blood samples, to see if there are infected or not.

"Today, Thursday (9/2) and the Provincial Health Office Bandung will take blood samples at three people who live at home with the victim suspect," said Ahyani yesterday.

Some things to watch out for bird flu alert someone if the heat is suddenly followed by shortness of breath."Basically burng signs of flu are not much different from the flu in general," said Ahyani.

Ahyani ask people alert to the bird flu cases, given the city of Bandung is a city that is open so easily contracted the bird flu virus."This year the early cases of bird flu occurred in Jakarta in West Java, however, given the city of Bandung is a city that is open, so caution must be done by the community," he said.

Ahyani said, although there has been no positive or negative, but we suspect the cause of death was imposed a victim of the same in accordance with SOP suspect in funeral.

Avian influenza situation is still complicated in some localities of the province of Thanh Hoa.Recently, a new outbreak in Hà Lan, Bim Son town that just came out of a chicken farm households in large numbers.

According to Le Van Hien, Deputy Director, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Hoa said

on 8/2, at his family's farm in Ha Lan Tuan, Bim Son town has 400 chickens died of unknown cause.

Immediately after receiving information that reflects the family, DARD has directed their officials to determine the cause of veterinary chickens died of bird flu infection.Immediately, local government, industry functions in collaboration with the family for more than 2,000 destroyed the family's chickens Week.

While bird flu hot spots inTriệu Sơnand Nông Cống less than 21 days, a new outbreak in Ha Lan, Bim Son town appears.Thus, to this point in Thanh Hoa province has three communes in 3 districtsavian and destroyed nearly 6,000 chickens and ducks.

02/09/2012As reported by the provincial Veterinary Bureau from 01/27/2012 to 02/07/2012 Quang Tri Province four outbreaks occurred in two districts of Trieu Phong and Hai Lang with a total of poultry disease , death and destruction of nearly 8500 children of seven ducks.

Immediately after receiving the report, the provincial Veterinary Bureau to investigate and determine causes and test samples sent to the official results of the H5N1 flu. Also take immediate measures to destroy infected ducks after test results. so far in four communes of two districts of Trieu Phong and Hai Lang 1939 ducks died as children, some 3169 children infected poultry, the total number of 4882 children destroyed.

After the disease outbreak, the provincial Animal Health Department took samples of specimens sent for testing have tested positive for bird flu carried destruction of infected ducks, conducting hygiene and disinfection, banning the sale infected poultry in the transport service, strict management of poultry in the area.

By the evening of 1/2/2012, the Department has received one million doses of H5N1 vaccine and take on the urgency to deploy local vaccination. Up to 16 hours on 02.07.2012, has 44 communes of 5 districts of Hai Lang, Trieu Phong, Gio Linh, Vinh Linh, Quang Tri TX has implemented vaccination was 264,793, of which 109,197 chickens and 155,596 ducks . So the evening of 07/02/2012, avian influenza in poultry in Quang Tri province is the basic control, not letting the new outbreak.

However, to prevent the disease thoroughly, suggest the local emergency measures to implement the destruction, stamping out safely, ensuring environmental hygiene in the destruction. Veterinary Department of the province to strengthen the Veterinary staff on base to capture the situation, to help people put epidemic closely manage the transportation, inspection and control of poultry inside and outside areas Service is prompt control and quell the outbreak, to prevent wide spread.

09/02/2012Health sector in 2011, he stretched his deal with the disease, but many dangerous diseases are still circulating in the community, at risk of outbreaks of major epidemics in 2012. This is a problem of public health threat in the south.

That is the warning of Dr. Le Hoang San, Deputy Director of the Institute during Pastuer City review the disease situation in 2011 and discuss solutions to prevent disease in 2012 was held at the Institute on 8/2.

The number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (TCM), TCM is the proportion of patients test positive for EV71 is still high, with living conditions, low environmental sanitation, disease prevention consciousness of the people not high while no vaccine disease prevention as well as specific treatment is a prerequisite for this disease will remain high in 2012.

The situation of bird flu is still circulating, with small animal practices, people's consciousness is limited, the mechanism of transmission of avian influenza to humans is not known during translation appeared in the national Join bordering Vietnam. In early 2012 there have been 2 cases of A/H5N1 flu deaths in the South so the possibility of A/H5N1 flu in humans is very high. Besides the A/H5N1 flu has the entry of influenza virus strains Sotr_A (H3N2) in the south so the likely flu strains Sotr_A (H3N2) will affect risk to the community.

[This is the area of the 26 yo that just died and was confirmed. The chickens and poultry around the home have tested negative]

February 9, 2012

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, BANDUNG- Health Office (DHO) City of London and the Department of Agriculture and Food Security Bandung, West Java, do an investigation into the victim's home environment suspect bird flu.

"We've checked the birds died not far from the victim's house suspect bird flu but the results are negative," said Head of Animal Disease Prevention standardized eradication of Bandung, Sudarmaji, Wednesday (08/02/2012) Main Market Gedebage.

Sudarmaji said, despite the negative results of the chickens died, it went on an examination of live chickens 17 kandangmya but results have not been there in the lab still Cikole.

Sudarmaji said, after a suspect who died, it immediately to rapid or direct field checks, checks carried out, her around the house because there are dead birds.But for now, based on the rapid, the result is negative.

According Sudarmaji, if the peneriksaan 17 chickens positive it will be done pemusnahan.dan environmental cleanup.(TSM)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:13 AM (IST)Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar, the 29 wards in the BMC anticipates Berdflu plan to kill the hen that time comes as a shock when many people in the slum area opposed to the BMC team.8 Rapid Response Team employed by BMC in various wards of the chickens roaming around people and called for egg collection.Hundreds of local women and men gather at Salia Sahi slum Respans team did not enter the center. On arrival the situation was under control of the police team and the team only managed to find 10 chickens from the All-large township area. According to sources, the news of Rapid Respans receiving team has covered many of the birds and the house was closed out. Ward No. 7, 23, 34, 31, 16, 14 and 36 number only 265 chickens that could only be seized. Eggs were recovered from the above Ward 8. http://www.jagran.com/odisha/bhubaneshwar-8869763.html

02/09/2012 06:24Slaughter poultry of unknown origin is a risk of epidemic spread(Inspector) - Bird flu (CGC) has made two recurrent deaths from the beginning of the year. Concerns about new varieties of the virus appear, while Vietnam has not yet injected vaccines to prevent diseases that fit this risk increases.The risk of a widespread outbreak of a newVeterinary Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), said in the last 4 weeks (from 01/10/2011 - 07/02/2012), CGC nationwide outbreaks in three provinces of Soc Trang, Quang Tri and Thanh Hoa. Specifically, in Soc Trang, service occurred on 400 chickens a 45-day-old farmers Abbot Village, Ngoc Dong Xuyen to 90 children fall ill and die.Meanwhile, an outbreak in the village of Hai Tho, Hai Lang district and Rural Retreat, Trieu Phuoc commune, Trieu Phong district, Quang Tri province has a total of over 1,300 infected ducks and dead poultry. With Thanh Hoa, from 01.19.2011 to date, CGC has been translated in 7 happening farmers of two villages Phuc Hai, People Power Xa commune, Trieu Son district 292 infected birds, dead. The whole bird is 2463 the 2 villages were destroyed.Currently, the country was three provinces of Soc Trang, Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri has translated CGC less than 21 days. In this situation, the Animal Health Department has provided 1 million doses of vaccine for Thanh Hoa, 1 million doses of the Quang Tri and 5 million doses to Soc Trang to help the local outbreak vaccination enclosure.At the same time, direct the local Veterinary Department to deploy anti-epidemic measures as prescribed.

Deputy Director Animal Husbandry Department Nguyen Thanh Son said that the level of service on the CGC's current three provinces not serious. However, at this time last year, the province does not have service. This year, getting only three provinces, the number of dead poultry, but not many have two human cases and 2 cases were fatal. The Health Ministry has not formally concluded yet watch out racial motivation of the H5N1 virus seems more powerful. Therefore, we are very worried because this may signal a new outbreak occurred on a large scale if we do not control the time and concurrently with the risk of new varieties.Should follow the recommendations of the Ministry of HealthBefore his eyes the Son, to take samples and analyze the dynamics of the virus occurred in the area 3 provinces are other translated CGC see what it was last, with a death rate of poultry how to make ... be more flexible measures in prevention services. Focus drastically suppresses outbreaks in three provinces and cities. Particularly in Soc Trang, should temporarily ban movement of poultry from infected areas until the end of service announcement, to prevent the spread of the western provinces. On the other hand, provide enough doses of vaccine to vaccinate; injection complement the Cuu Long River Delta provinces. Indeed, if the CGC to translate the movement spread to the number of two million chickens imported from the end of 2011 when the herd growth in the first quarter, you can II/2012 are affected.The Market Management Bureau (Ministry of Trade and Industry) proposed and strictly handle cases of intentional violations when "selling" infected poultry.Many people said that urgent situation as today, while Vietnam has taken to produce vaccines in immunization service of the Veterinary Department should look for other vaccine trials expeditiously especially with the new virus to mutate. Furthermore, the current in the provinces of Nghe An, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Thai Nguyen and Ha Noi also phenomena dead poultry suspected flu. So the authorities should urgently take samples for testing.At the same time, needed to launch another round of cleaning, disinfection, sterilization will repel the danger.According to an analysis of experts, the frequent changes of A/H5N1 influenza strains with high motivation to risk to humans is very high. Therefore, the Ministry of Health advised the public not to buy poultry transport of unknown origin and comply with cooked food, drink boiling, do not eat duck, not eating infected poultry or poultry disease death, particularly when symptoms of cough, fever related to poultry need right medical facility to check ...Husbandry Department said that up to this point, from Quang Tri province to have 13 cattle dead cold with a total of 1445 children, including five provinces with over 100 children died. Compared to this time last year (more than 80,000 dead), the fewer number of years, showing livestock at the local and experienced election officials closely, Warm good for cattle. As predicted, only 1-2 mild cold spell again, the number of cattle died malaria will be less than the previous year. http://www.thanhtra.com.vn/tabid/77/newsid/50382/temidclicked/34/seo/Tai-phat-dich-cum-gia-cam-noi-lo-bien-chung-moi-cua-vi-rut/Default.aspx

ITAHARI: The Sunsari-based Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and the vicinity are
now at high risk of bird flu.According to Dr Bolraj Acharya, chief at
the Biratnagar-based Regional Livestock Directorate, the reserve, which is home
to around 500 species of birds is under threat of avian flu. He informed that
the livestock office is on high alert. Acharya said cooperation between local
residents and officials is imperative to prevent the transmission of the virus
into humans.Locals fear that bird flu will spread in the reserve and
nearby human settlements from neighbouring Prakashpur VDC. They have called on
authorities to step up vigilance to prevent the spread of the virus.

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi, Deputy Director of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang Province said the disease situation in cattle, poultry movement is quite complex.

Immediately after detecting bird flu outbreak in Thanh Tri district, the Department has directed the specialized agencies to coordinate active local measures to conduct emergency prevention and the current outbreak has been controlled on Tan Thanh commune, Thanh Tri district.

Handling of chickens infected with pests

However, recent outbreaks have occurred in the village arising Abbot, Ngoc Dong Xuyen district. 90 birds are known to be ill, 90 birds died on the 400 herd.Department of Animal Health in collaboration with local authorities said on destroying chickens and implement preventive measures necessary.

Concern is that, due to complicated weather, small farming methods, dispersion, prevention consciousness of the people is not high, not controlled duck forum, virus is still circulating in pigs, cows, poor animal biosecurity, low vaccination rates, public transport, quarantine, slaughter control is limited to the disease situation in the area is very high risk of outbreak ...

Alteration of H5N1 virus in poultry in the absence of vaccine against the disease is an increased risk of virus mutate to spread from person to person. Afternoon 7-2, National Steering Committee for human avian influenza prevention have been meeting to deal with A/H5N1 flu situation occur again. Dr. Tran Thanh Duong, deputy director of the Department of Preventive Health (MOH), said the notice of the World Health Organization: From early 2012 until now, the world recorded six cases of influenza A / H5N1, including 5 deaths in Cambodia, China, Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam. In Vietnam, two cases and deaths from influenza A/H5N1 virus is a 18-year-old youth employed in Kien Giang duck and women 26 years in Soc Trang 36 weeks pregnant, previously exposed in infected birds.According to Yang, in the course of active treatment, women assigned caesarean section.Daughters of women weighing 2.3 kg, was born before the mother died a day and also was diagnosed with pneumonia caused by amniotic infection / suspected influenza A/H5N1, mechanical ventilation. After care and aggressive treatment at General Hospital Bac Lieu province, the child health is recovering well. Evaluation of two deaths from influenza A/H5N1, Dr. Nguyen Trong Khoa, deputy director of medical management (MOH), after nearly two years fears for Vietnam, no cases of influenza A / H5N1 can be neglected people. Both deaths were said on the diagnosis and specific treatment when influenza was in advanced stages, rapid changes should lead to death. Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases countries, to detect cancers that after 3-4 days suspected A/H5N1 flu patients making difficult treatment with good results.Therefore, the medical establishment to continuously update the diagnosis and treatment of influenza.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said: Origin of flu cases is derived from poultry.However, it is worth noting that the virus in poultry has been the transformation.NT-Rural Development Ministry has found the virus 2.3.2 branch into 2 groups. With older groups, injected flu vaccine for poultry only meet 75%, while the new group, the vaccine is not effective, so the risk of spread in poultry and humans is very large. In addition, tests conducted on aquatic birds are breeding herds, sold in many places but no active disease but still carry the H5N1 virus. "The conversion of H5N1 virus in poultry in the absence of vaccine against the disease is an increased risk of virus mutate to spread from person to person" - Mr. Show concern. The World Health Organization continue to warn the ability to combine the H1N1 and H5N1 influenza pandemic in humans is very high, thus requiring close supervision on both poultry and humans. Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long also encouraged people absolutely do not slaughter sick birds, do not eat duck, undercooked poultry meat.